The NBA's trade deadline was today, Feb. 24th at 3:00pm and WOW, it did not disappoint. There were the big trades which included Carmelo Anthony to New York and Derron Williams to New Jersey, but atleast these trades made sense. The most shocking trade to me was that of the championship contending Boston Celtics. The GM Danny Ainge traded their best big man in Kendrick Perkins, role player Nate Robinson and two young players away for basically nothing in return. Even if your not a big NBA fanatic, just watching ESPN for a night will tell you that the Celtics were an aging team who had a legit shot at winning the NBA Title, while also having the best record in the Eastern Conference. Boston lost last year in game seven of the NBA Finals to the Lakers in part because Perkins went down with an injury. This move is a complete head scrather to me, but being a Magic fan I believe the Magic are big winners in this annual musical chairs competition and they didn't even have to make a move. I'm not sure if Danny Ainge has a move up his sleeve, but as of now if you listen quietly, you can hear the Celtics window of opportunity being slammed shut. Thanks NBA trade deadline you always seem to amaze!
Enrique Devine
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